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Science News August 3, 2002 Janet Raloff	Surprise! Obesity (and inactivity) can spur cancers Some 60 percent of U.S. adults say they're worried at the prospect of developing cancer, yet only 6 percent recognize that being overweight is a leading predisposing factor.
Science News March 24, 2001 Janet Raloff	Soy slashes cancer-fostering hormones (with recipe) Asian women tend to have much lower breast-cancer rates than their Western counterparts--unless they move to Europe or North America. Then the cancer's incidence in these women begins to match local norms. This observation has suggested that the Eastern diet may have protective effects...
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Science News September 13, 2003 Janet Raloff	Another Green That Might Prevent Breast Cancer Many studies have indicated that diets high in produce -- including broccoli and other veggies -- may lower a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Now, California researchers report data suggesting that drinking green tea does the same thing.
Nutra Solutions April 1, 2006 Kerry Hughes	Additions to Heart Health The Portolio Eating Plan successfully assembles key nutritional ingredients known to lower cholesterol into one diet.
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ifeminists October 29, 2002 Rondi Adamson	Re-Evaluating the Risk of Breast Cancer As breast cancer became a poster disease for feminism in the 1980s, the attention it began to receive took on unreasonable proportions. In short, the intensity of funding, publicity and research around breast cancer is not based on need. It is based on politics.
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Nutra Solutions January 1, 2005 Kerry Hughes	Ingredients to Reduce Cancer Risks Approximately 35% of cancer deaths in the U.S. can be prevented by dietary means. Scientific evidence shows that properly balancing fruits, vegetables, dietary fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and certain dietary supplements protects our health.
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Science News April 7, 2001 Janet Raloff	A different GI link to colon cancers According to some studies, carbs with a low glycemic index (GI)---meaning that they are digested slowly---reduce a person's risk of heart disease and obesity through an as yet unidentified mechanism linked to their effects on insulin, and may offer protection against colon cancer...
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